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Matthew R Francis@bowlerhatscience.org · 5h ago

anyway, if anyone has a lead on jobs for a science journalist/writer who has been a planetarium director (meaning I can talk to the public), please let me know. I am *awfully* broke.

How does he feel about licensing something for a graphic novel adaptation? I have it on good authority gay vampire comics sell pretty good. :V

Zebulon Vitruvius Pike@vitruviuspike.bsky.social · 22h ago

In this new opinion piece, Daniel Dawer and Ruth Kravetz argue that, after the state takeover, Houston ISD systematically held back students and hurt their learning opportunities in order to inflate school ratings:

The ‘Houston Miracle’ Shell Game

How Houston ISD’s takeover regime inflated school accountability ratings by systematically holding back certain students

texasobserver.org

For fuck's sake BBC News, describing Abdul El-Sayed as an "insurgent" candidate isn't even subtle dog-whistling, it's just plain shouting.

Someone said a genz viewer described 90s movies like Fight Club and Clerks as a whole genre of "white men upset that they have jobs" ... and that tracks, for the era. 😆

Vote Blue, Even When They're Progressive Muslims Facing Mike From Florida!

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4h ago

El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"

Cornyn: “There’s nothing we could do to rein in the president that wouldn’t get me, my wife, my children, & my grandchildren threatened with physical violence.”

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Cornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"

Remember, Vote Blue, No Matter Who *also* applies when it's a progressive Muslim doctor who believes government can do things for people.

VoteHub@votehub.com · 5h ago

NEWS — Haley Stevens has endorsed Abdul El-Sayed in the Michigan U.S. Senate race against Republican Mike Rogers.

Crystal Heart is both a fantastic story and an instruction manual about how to play the game it is based on. I really cannot recommend it enough!

Aviv Or@avivor.com · 5d ago

The first 9 pages of #CrystalHeart (thanks, carousel!) If you like the vibe of these, the full graphic novel has 300 more. And--as is often the case with webcomics--the art and writing get about 7 years' worth better as it goes! www.uptofourplayers.com/crystal-hear...

Details on how to support the Young Center in the followup post in AJ's thread, because God knows they're gonna need it

My friend told me her 10 yo daughter is growing out her hair after a teacher at school barred her from entering the girl’s bathroom last year because of her short hair. Can you believe this shit? And the school never apologized for this act of bullying.

I hope she runs for his seat in Congress.

Edge@czarbucks.bsky.social · 6h ago

"After much prayer, thoughtful reflection, and many conversations with my family, I have made the difficult decision to withdraw from my re-election campaign. I will complete my current term." I had read that he's selling all his MickeyD franchises, so I imagine the family will look different soon.

elaborate flirtations with people who WORK FOR YOU are never cute

Chris Hayes@chrislhayes.bsky.social · 21h ago

A congressman sent his staffer a box with a puzzle inside. Once she put the puzzle together it revealed a hand-written note inviting her on a date to an Adam Sandler show.

Of all the things to admit on the internet, “I don’t know how bananas work” is one of the funniest

Jess Calarco@jessicacalarco.com · 16h ago

Spoken like a man who has never had to shop for himself.

Put it in the midterm ads.

Media Matters for America@mmfa.bsky.social · 6h ago

Fuentes: “It's not outside the realm of possibility that in the next Republican administration you've got a groyper cabinet official”

If anyone is teaching Roman Republic this year or interested in a Roman political Roll&Write for historical fun, please consider giving my Path of Honors Roll&Write prototype a spin. Solo / Multiplayer. Pdf (rules & record sheets) includes link to how-to-play video. Grateful for any feedback!

The inability of journalists to notice right wing outrage as a business model is a defining attribute of this decade.

Not even good theater.

Daniel Dvorkin@danielmedic.bsky.social · yesterday

So Blanche pretends to kill the Treason For Fun And Profit slush fund, and Cornyn and Tillis pretend to believe him, and there are just enough "yea" votes to allow Collins to vote "nay" so Maine voters know she's Very Concerned. Do I have that right?

Texas isn't a red state. It's a state held hostage by gerrymandering and voter suppression. Hell, earlier this week they announced they're shutting down half the voting centers in Tarrant County (that's Fort Worth, 2.2 million people) and kicked everyone out of the hearing who wanted to comment.

John DeVore@johndevore.bsky.social · 5h ago

This is a sentimental essay about politics, which I know isn't the fashion, and yet the editors at @newrepublic.com let me write something personal about the Lone Star State. Link in the replies.

Notice DOJ doesn't talk about its efforts to obtain state voter files anymore. They are 0-20 in those cases and today is the beginning of the quiet period -- states can no longer do systematic removals of names from the voter rolls. TLDR: We won!🥳

You are loved by women around the world and this movement’s growing

Mags L Halliday@magslhalliday.bsky.social · 7h ago

A reminder that cis women can sign the @nionwomen.bsky.social pledge to show they stand with our trans sisters and brothers here in the UK.

Oh, shit! Whaley won her primary! Exvangelical trans gal from deep downriver, which is /wildly/ conservative and full of MAGA lunatics. Good for her, and good for Michigan (hopefully).

Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 7h ago

In other Michigan news, the state looks set to elect it's first transgender lawmaker. Joanna Whaley won her Democratic primary and will compete in November for a state house seat, beating a primary opponent who tried and failed to disqualify her for not running under her deadname

In a system that already has reporting/response issues, they've just made it much, much, much worse. And that's intentional.

Task & Purpose@taskandpurpose.com · yesterday

Army ends anonymous reporting for harassment complaints trib.al/oQU93m2

🚨BREAKING: Voting advocates filed a lawsuit Tuesday, asking a state court to quickly put a redistricting referendum on the November ballot as Missouri Republicans inch closer to thwarting voters’ efforts to block gerrymandered new voting maps. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Missouri voting advocates sue after redistricting referendum rejected

Missouri voters have fought for nearly a year to put the gerrymander to a statewide referendum vote in November.

democracydocket.com

The policing of femininity will continue until every women's sporting event is cancelled.

Tour de France Femmes cyclists face checks for aerodynamic-boosting chest padding

Riders at the Tour de France Femmes were subject to extra clothing checks before Tuesday’s stage following claims some could be using extra padding to seek an aerodynamic advantage

theguardian.com

Trying out the features in Claude for education. Join me as I see how it "helps" me write a research paper. My chosen topic: "AI and education". /1

from the video (on FB) bro got off his electric unicycle (lol) when he heard cries for help and just kind of maneuvered to give the woman a chance to get away. he didn't even end up having to fight the guy. peak performance www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/g...

Good Samaritan describes helping stop Georgetown attempted sexual assault

A man leaving an early morning showing of the new Spider-Man movie at the AMC Georgetown sprang into action to help a woman yelling for help from the bushes in the nearby waterfront park.

nbcwashington.com

Republicans. The party of Famiglia values. Youse get outta line, I break yas.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6h ago

🚨 Rep. Max Miller again alludes to blackmail material he has on Sen. Bernie Moreno: "He felt the political pressure because some of the rumors that were circulating about him that he doesn't want to get out. I have no intention of sharing what will eventually become public."

🚨 Rep. Max Miller again alludes to blackmail material he has on Sen. Bernie Moreno: "He felt the political pressure because some of the rumors that were circulating about him that he doesn't want to get out. I have no intention of sharing what will eventually become public."

I have strong feelings about these better-40-years-ago claims and I'm making my feelings everyone else's problem www.1001crash.com/transport-pa...

Airplane accidents statistics - Evolution of the number of accidents over time

Statistical analysis of aircraft accidents: air traffic growth, accidents rate, root cause, terrorism attacks

1001crash.com

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist@nameshiv.bsky.social · 6h ago

I reject the claim that air travel was better 40 years ago because 40 years ago you could get lung cancer by riding enough planes